Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It's summer! So in the spirit of phoning in everything once the temperature rises above 70-ish, here's Ridley Scott's Aliens in 60 seconds of adorable animation. Brought to you, of course, by the fine folks who did Star Wars Episode IV, Back to the Future, and The Matrix. Not bad for a human. [YouTube] Read More >>

Are your eyes bored this morning? Look at this right now. It's an animation by computer artist Daniel Sierra, and it will mesmerise you, if only for a few minutes. Read More >>

IBM has made a film. Only instead of hiring Gerard Butler and Helen Hunt to portray the potential for atom-level processor power, the tech company has organised actual individual atoms to create a stop motion stick boy story. Read More >>

Monsters Inc blew more than a few minds when it premiered in 2001. Sully's coat comprised a million rendered hairs, and Boo's oversized pink shirt moved with such a natural flow it appeared nearly life-like to audiences. And while advances in technology during the twelve years between the original film and the prequel—premiering in June—will provide another jaw-dropping visual experience, Monsters University was no less challenging to make. Read More >>

It's easy to take classic animation for granted, especially these days when far more complicated images seem to appear like magic with the click of a button. But thanks to Reddit user jamieleto, these spliced rotoscoped images let us catch a glimpse at just how dedicated early Disney animators were to crafting a perfect product. Read More >>

Want to watch A New Hope today? Want to watch it every day? Just can't find the time? This awesome, animated, 60-second speedrun should help. From the folks who brought you high-speed versions of Back to the Future and The Matrix, this redux is waaaaay better than that special edition stuff. What's your guess for Episode VII; better or worse than this? [1A4STUDIO] Read More >>

Let's all admit it: we love movie trailers. A minute or two of bite sized scenes showing off great looking shirtless actors with even better looking almost topless actresses combined with explosions, laughs, mind blowing sequences and a tinge of sex is a wonderful formula to get us hyped. Read More >>

Created by Czech designer Lukas Vojir, this animation is a retro-futuristic short advert for a make-believe life on Mars. The style of the animation is wonderful, I just love how everything unfolds on the geometrically shaped red planet; the world is imaginative and perfectly rooted in our past thought of what the future would look like. [Lukas Vojir via Laughing Squid] Read More >>

Though most of us find Spider-Man to be infinitely more relatable than other comic book heroes, the truth is if Spider-Man was actually scientifically accurate, it'd be a much different story. He'd be totally gross because, well, spiders are totally gross. They're hairy; they're freakish looking and their dicks fall off. Read More >>

Because Disney, who owns Pixar, now owns Lucasfilms and because they got J.J. Abrams to direct Star Wars even though he's already directed Star Trek, it's not out of this world to imagine a Star Trek animated series by Pixar (as incestuous and sacrilegious as that may be). Canadian artist Phil Postma wondered the same and animated the cast of Star Trek: The Original Series. Is it weird that I want to watch this? Read More >>

This animation, called The Future by Alex Goddard, is pretty much perfect. Everything is going to hover. In fact, I won't believe we're in the future until more things start hovering. My favourite part of the clever animation was when hoverboards are still only 'coming soon'. [Alex Goddard Vimeo] Read More >>

Hand-drawn ink and paper animation is a technology that's been around for quite some time, and on the whole, most people might even consider it completely out-dated. Animator Jake Fried took the opportunity to spice it up a little bit with "The Deep End" by adding coffee and white-out to the mix, but only using one [filthy] sheet of paper. On top of the neat process, it's one hell of a trip. Hold on tight. [Boing Boing] Read More >>

Do you remember the Rapture? Yeah, the idea of people freaking disappearing was so hilariously dumb. It never happened! But if it did, it would totally look like Greg Condon's 'drop-motion animation'. Watch him disappear over and over again and just leave behind a pile of clothes. [Vimeo via The Awesomer] Read More >>

If you struggle to accurately draw a map of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, here's a tip. Imagine it's a Japanese cartoon girl with a big hat, floppy dress and angel wings, then draw that instead. That's how the Japanese see us. Read More >>

Here's something that will bring a smile to your face. This site takes a still frame from a big-time, multi-million dollar animated movie and tries to replicate it in Maya, the 3D animation software, in under 30 minutes. The results are hilarious. Read More >>